Gomer's Song is a contemporary reinterpretation of a Bible story. Gomer, a harlot, was the wife of the Old Testament prophet Hosea. But even after her marriage to Hosea, she refused to conform to her expected role. In Gomer, poet Kwame Dawes finds the subject for a beautiful contemporary exploration on the cost of arriving at freedom with an uneasy grace.

Dawes examines the insidious nature of power, the expectations of gender roles, and the limits of protest. Through Gomer's journey, we are asked to consider how each one of us must articulate not only our own defiance, but tally the costs of earning our individuality. Gomer's Song is a great fable for finding our humanity in the confusion of a post-9/11 world. This is tender a book with profound lyrical insights.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Akashic Books
Published: 09/01/2007
ISBN: 9781933354446
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 8.88h x 6.19w x 0.27d

Review Citations: Library Journal 10/15/2007 pg. 70
Multicultural Review 03/01/2008 pg. 51